Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 883

Chapter 883:

“Leave, please.”

A pained expression crossed Clayton’s handsome features as he bit his lip.

Once Clayton departed, Kallie exhaled a long, deep breath of relief. Each time they interacted, she felt an increasing sense of suffocation, as if Clayton sought control over every facet of her existence.

Despite conversations where Kallie voiced her displeasure, Clayton dismissed his behavior as merely a residual habit from his days caring for Cara.

His overbearing kindness meant taking charge of everything, supposedly for Kallie’s sake, always with a promise to ease off, though change never came. The doctor had advised Clayton to recuperate and steer clear of stress, which made Kallie reluctant to confront him harshly, especially since he had nearly died protecting her.

Feeling a mix of gratitude and restraint, Kallie deemed it too harsh to rebuke him outright. Yet, she conceived a potential remedy. Perhaps introducing him to other women would shift his focus. Armed with this plan, Kallie set to work making introductions.

Jake was fixated on his phone, his thoughts in disarray. At that moment, his emotions were tangled and hard to pinpoint. Due to his memory loss over the past three years, Jake no longer had Kallie’s

was preparing to leave town, the urge to hear Kallie’s voice one final time overwhelmed him. He had Lacey give him Kallie’s business card. He dialed the

through the receiver. Overcome with emotion, Jake found himself speechless,

could do since he was leaving now. He thought he owed it to himself to at least seek an explanation. However,

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to speak, Clayton’s voice intercepted the call, crushing Jake’s last sliver of hope and illusion. Like a thief caught red-handed, Jake swiftly ended the call, fearful of revealing his emotional

with white-knuckled intensity, struggling to catch his

return, Lacey found Jake ashen-faced and teary-eyed, a sight that stirred

Jake’s tense expression. Her voice quivered as she asked,

was abruptly pulled from his reverie, shaking

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